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Congressional Task Force on Election Security preliminary recs includes: 'States should conduct post-election risk-limiting audits.'

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@secstatewa @ZackHudgins @PierceCountyAud @KCAuditor @TCAuditor

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Link to congressional task force on election security preliminary recommendations report: bit.ly/2inM82E

@secstatewa @ZackHudgins @PierceCountyAud @KCAuditor @TCAuditor

"States should conduct post-election risk-limiting audits. A risk-limiting audit involves hand counting a certain number of ballots to determine whether the reported election outcome was correct. Risk-limiting audits use advanced statistical methods to enable states..." 1/

"..to determine that the original vote count was accurate with a high degree of confidence. These audits are useful in detecting any incorrect election outcomes, whether they are caused by a cyberattack or something more mundane like a programming error. Moreover, conducting..2/"

"...these audits as a matter of course increases public confidence in the election system" 3/